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Category: World & Travel
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Roundup: The Global Shift Away from Fossil, Extreme weather green energy rise Europe, and more.
The Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels this week: The European State of the Climate 2025 report documents a continent under acute stress: 95% of Europe experienced; and A coalition of over 50 countries, led by Colombia and the…
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Roundup: The Strait of Hormuz Crisis, Lufthansa cancels 20,000 flights, and more.
The Iran War and Global Fuel Crisis this week: Global fuel prices have reached historic highs, driven by supply shocks from the US-Israeli war on Iran that exceed; and Lufthansa’s cancellation of 20,000 flights from May to October 2026…
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Airline Crisis & Flight Disruptions, Lufthansa pilots launch 2-day, and more.
Airline Crisis & Flight Disruptions this week: Lufthansa pilots with the Vereinigung Cockpit union began a 48-hour strike on Monday, April 13, 2026, grounding; and The FAA’s Operations Plan Advisory 037 warns of cascading delays across…
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Travel Advisories & Entry Rules, Bolivia Travel Advisory – U S Department State, and more.
Travel Advisories & Entry Rules Updates this week: The U.S. State Department has reissued a Level 2 ‘Exercise Increased Caution’ advisory for Bolivia, citing; and The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) went fully operational on April 10, 2026…
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Iran Conflict & Global Shipping, Iran War Nears 60-Day War Powers Deadline, and more.
Iran Conflict & Global Shipping Disruptions this week: The Trump administration faces a legal and political deadline under the War Powers Resolution for its conflict with; and The U.S.
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Roundup: Climate & Travel, Why biodiversity doom might be overblown, and more.
Climate, Environment, and Sustainable Tourism this week: In a Foreign Policy article, conservation scientists John Gittleman and Stuart Pimm challenge the dominant narrative; and A new report quantifies the direct interference of…
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Roundup: Iran-US Strait Standoff, US seizes ship, Iran calls it piracy, and more.
Iran-US Conflict and Global Tensions this week: The US seizure of an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz has escalated maritime tensions, with; and The US has extended a ceasefire with Iran, conditioning its…
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Roundup: Travel Disruptions, 122 passengers miss flight Milan EU border system, and more.
Travel Disruptions, Warnings, and Incidents this week: The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which requires biometric registration for non-EU travelers, has triggered; and A coalition of over 120 civil-society groups, including the ACLU and…
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Brazil, Mexico, Spain issue joint statement backing Cuba amid …
Brazil, Mexico, and Spain issued a joint diplomatic statement expressing ‘deep concern’ over Cuba’s ‘grave humanitarian crisis’ and calling for international measures to alleviate it.
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Brazil, Mexico, Spain issue joint statement backing Cuba amid …
Brazil, Mexico, and Spain have issued a joint diplomatic statement expressing ‘deep concern’ over Cuba’s ‘grave humanitarian crisis’ and urging international action.